Canoeing at the Family Reunion

Canoeing at Burraston Ponds looks to be a new family tradition (Aisake and Chris below):

John takes out a boat and promptly/intentionally falls in:Even the babies go out for a ride:

between their daddy and Christopher:

Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa watch:

When he comes back, Johnathan watches through the grass on the shore:

and Grandpa John takes a nap:

Chris and Cousins

...Chesley and Eric, all 16 years old this spring (at the 4th of July celebration in Nephi):

First Things First

are the grandkids, of course. Here is serious Ethan in his Bumbo: serious until kissed by his Mom.

These pix were at 3 months--now he's 4 months and ever so much more entertaining.

From the Dark Side

...check out Dr. Wallace's opinion of the Twilight phenomenon. [the result of spending last night messing around online rather than doing my work]

Home

...at last, after a swine flu scare (still waiting to see what develops). What looked like flu for Betsy may have been an asthma/allergy reaction to the dust, mold, and household chemicals stirred into the air while cleaning. Hope so! Tena and family went through it and we hope not to. I cancelled my week's appointments in the expectation of being contagious--we should know by tomorrow, depending on how Brett's doing. Pix from Liverpool, North Wales, and time with B&B and baby Ethan coming up. I'll post England and Lit pix on the other blog.

and More Pix

...on the UK blog.

More pix on UK blog

...if you care to look. I have written a short story about a woman who turns into a polar bear, and I'm working on one about a ghost.